Hi I drove up to the Portal last night , some new snow say 4" at the trailhead ,storm had moved out .One pickup in the lot I think it is a Nissan - Mismo? I talked with the Sheriff on the way down and a search will be done with aircraft this morning if the hikers are not back.
This time of the year conditions are very tricky , high winds , cold nights and snow from a storm thats says inches can be many feet meaning travel will be very slow if at all for hours due to white out conditions .
Lets hope that the one with experience gets the group down . Thanks Doug